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How to avoid getting bitten during this summer's mosquito surge

How to avoid getting bitten during this summer's mosquito surge

Conditions this season are perfect for mosquitoes in B.C., but there are effective ways people can protect themselves from the influx of bloodsuckers, says a Simon Fraser University professor
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Canadian E-Fest promoter reticent about refunds: CEO says contract limits what he can say

Canadian E-Fest promoter reticent about refunds: CEO says contract limits what he can say

OSS Group CEO Matthew Carter said OSS does not hold the ticket money, but would not say who does or the total dollar amount of tickets sold.  
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Well-liked B.C. businessman's killer should get life, court told

Well-liked B.C. businessman's killer should get life, court told

John McIver was found dead inside a Vancouver appliance-repair business he had run for 50 years.
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'Armed and dangerous': Suspect in Chilliwack double homicide remains at large

'Armed and dangerous': Suspect in Chilliwack double homicide remains at large

50-year-old Eric John Shestalo is wanted in the shooting of three people, including two women who died of their injuries.
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Video: Get your hands on these unique donuts from a one-woman business in Metro Vancouver

Video: Get your hands on these unique donuts from a one-woman business in Metro Vancouver

Her specialty flavours are available by pre-order in limited amounts. A must-try for donut lovers! 🍩
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Man who served 26 years for 1993 B.C. highway slaying awaits word on exoneration

Man who served 26 years for 1993 B.C. highway slaying awaits word on exoneration

Gerald Klassen began working with the UBC Innocence Project in 2009.
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'Shrieking' B.C. strata owner alleges criminal conspiracy by council, manager

'Shrieking' B.C. strata owner alleges criminal conspiracy by council, manager

An owner had been recording strata council and general meetings and posting some of them on the internet with commentary.
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B.C. woman learns someone filed taxes under her name and collected CERB

B.C. woman learns someone filed taxes under her name and collected CERB

The culprit opened a CIBC bank account and collected $3,150 in Canada Emergency Response Benefits and three deposits of $450 for other pandemic supports.
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‘I came out because I saw you come out’: Two-Spirit artist builds safer spaces for queer youth

‘I came out because I saw you come out’: Two-Spirit artist builds safer spaces for queer youth

Since coming out as Two-Spirit in 2019, Madeline Terbasket has been committed to making their community safer for queer people
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Primary health care ‘collapsing’ in B.C. rural communities, critics say

Primary health care ‘collapsing’ in B.C. rural communities, critics say

Back-to-back closures of small community emergency rooms on North Vancouver Island over the weekend is another example of the overall erosion of the primary care system in rural communities, the BC Green Party and the BC Nurses’ Union say.
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